Acer has finally made an honest product of its Aspire Timeline, so to speak, and Intel's brand-new ULV processors, designed for precisely these kinds of laptops, make a surprise appearance, pulling the base price down to $599, from $699.

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The rest of the info is largely unchanged from our first look at this early entrant into the recently burgeoning field of semi-thin, semi-light laptops: the 8-hour battery life claim still holds, LED backlighting keeps power usage down and brightness up on the 1366 x 768, 16:9 screens, and all models boast HDMI output. Displays sizes run from 13.3-inches to 15.6, with the smallest being the priciest, at $899.

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It remains to be seen how these new processors—especially the lower-end SU2700—perform under the weight of Vista (Home Premium is default on all models) and if the impressive battery claims hold up in real world testing. But dollar for dollar, these guys definitely hold their own, at least on paper. Full specs below. [Acer]